Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Pronunciation edit

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "降ろす"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
降ろす [òróꜜsù]
Imperative (命令形) 降ろせ [òróꜜsè]
Key constructions
Passive 降ろされる ろされ [òrósáréꜜrù]
Causative 降ろさせる ろさせ [òrósáséꜜrù]
Potential 降ろせる ろせ [òróséꜜrù]
Volitional 降ろそう ろそ [òrósóꜜò]
Negative 降ろさない ろさない [òrósáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 降ろさなかった ろさなかった [òrósáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 降ろします ろしま [òróshímáꜜsù]
Perfective 降ろした した [òróꜜshìtà]
Conjunctive 降ろして して [òróꜜshìtè]
Hypothetical conditional 降ろせば せば [òróꜜsèbà]

Verb edit

()ろす (orosutransitive godan (stem ()ろし (oroshi), past ()ろした (oroshita))

Japanese verb pair
active 降ろす
mediopassive 降りる
  1. drop off
    (えき)(まえ)()ろして(くだ)さい。
    Eki no mae de oroshite kudasai.
    Drop me off in front of the station.
  2. unload
    列車(れっしゃ)から荷物(にもつ)()ろす
    ressha kara nimotsu o orosu
    unload baggage from a train
  3. lower something like a flag
  4. remove; take away from a role or a rank
    (かれ)主役(しゅやく)から()ろされた
    Kare wa shuyaku kara orosareta.
    He was removed from the leading role.
  5. withdraw (money)
    (かね)()ろす
    o-kane o orosu
    withdraw money

Usage notes edit

The kanji usage of 降ろす versus 下ろす (both pronounced おろす orosu and with very similar meanings of “to lower”) is somewhat delicate. The transitive form of ()りる (oriru, go down), 下ろす generally describes moving something from a higher to a lower position, and may translate such English verbs as unload, lower (a curtain, etc.), or withdraw (e.g. money from an account). Unlike 降ろす, it is also used to mean cut or prune, as in (えだ)-を-()ろす (eda o orosu, trim a branch), or to mean renew, as in ()()ろす (kakiorosu, write a new (manuscript)).

The transitive form of ()りる (oriru, alight; get off), 降ろす also describes lowering something from a higher position, as 下ろす does. Either spelling can be used for the unload, lower, or withdraw senses. The 降ろす form is frequently used for dropping someone or unloading something from a vehicle. The remove (someone) from a role or rank meaning of 降ろす is not shared with 下ろす.

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